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It is used in the context of physical crossings, often highlighting significant transitions or movements of people or groups.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, fords were crucial for travel and trade, as they provided accessible points to cross rivers. These crossings were often strategic locations for military and economic purposes. The concept of crossing over also holds symbolic significance in the Hebrew Bible, representing transitions, deliverance, and divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מַעֲבָר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>ford, pass, passing</b></font>; — only construct: <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">מַעֲבַר יַבֹּק</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-23.htm">Genesis 32:23</a> (J) <em>the ford of</em> (the) <em>Jabbok</em>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>pass</em>, <font class="hebrew2">מַעֲבַר מִכְמָשׂ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-23.htm">1 Samuel 13:23</a> <em>the pass of M</em>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <em>passing, sweep</em>, <font class="hebrew2">כָּלמַֿעֲבַר</font> <font class="hebrew2">מַטֶּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-32.htm">Isaiah 30:32</a> <em>every sweep of the rod</em> (<font class="hebrew2">עָבַר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>4c</b></font>). <p> <font class="hebrew2">מַעְבָּרָה</font> </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>ford, pass, passage</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-29.htm">Isaiah 10:29</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">מַעְבָּרוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Jeremiah 51:32</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מַעְבְּרוֺת</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/joshua/2-7.htm">Joshua 2:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4</a>; construct <a href="/interlinear/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28</a> 2t.; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>ford</em>, only plural <a href="/interlinear/joshua/2-7.htm">Joshua 2:7</a> (JE), <a href="/interlinear/judges/3-28.htm">Judges 3:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/12-5.htm">Judges 12:5,6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2</a>; so also <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-7.htm">1 Samuel 13:7</a> (for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">עָֽבְרוּ</font>) We Dr Kit Löhr; + <font class="hebrew2">מַעְבֶּרֶת</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/7-46.htm">1 Kings 7:46</a> 2Chronicles 4:17, see <font class="hebrew2">סֻכּוֺת</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>pass</em> (wady, ravine), <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-29.htm">Isaiah 10:29</a>.<p> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <em>passage</em> in defensive works of Babylonian <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Jeremiah 51:32</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ford, place where <p>Or feminine mapabarah {mah-ab-aw-raw'}; from <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm">abar</a>; a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming -- ford, place where...pass, passage. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm">abar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת הַֽמַּעְבְּר֗וֹת המעברות וְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹת והמעברות מַֽעֲבַר֙ מַעְבְּר֣וֹת מַעְבְּר֤וֹת מַעְבְּר֥וֹת מַעְבָּרָ֔ה מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת מַעֲבַ֖ר מַעֲבַ֥ר מעבר מעברה מעברות מעברת ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ hamma‘bərōwṯ hammabeRot ma‘·bā·rāh ma‘·bā·rōṯ ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ ma‘ăḇar ma‘bārāh ma‘bārōṯ ma‘bərōwṯ ma·‘ă·ḇar maaVar mabaRah mabaRot mabeRot vehammabaRot wə·ham·ma‘·bā·rō·wṯ wəhamma‘bārōwṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/32-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 32:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת <b> מַעֲבַ֥ר </b> יַבֹּֽק׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and crossed <span class="itali">the ford</span> of the Jabbok.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sons, and passed over <span class="itali">the ford</span> Jabbok.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/32-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> children and crossed <span class="itali">the ford</span> of the Jabbok<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 2:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל <b> הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת </b> וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the Jordan <span class="itali">to the fords;</span> and as soon<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Jordan <span class="itali">unto the fords:</span> and as soon as they which pursued<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the Jordan unto <span class="itali">the fords</span> the gate shut<p><b><a href="/text/judges/3-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 3:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּ אֶת־ <b> מַעְבְּר֤וֹת </b> הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לְמוֹאָ֔ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him and seized <span class="itali">the fords</span> of the Jordan<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, and took <span class="itali">the fords</span> of Jordan<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/3-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> after and seized <span class="itali">the fords</span> of the Jordan Moab<p><b><a href="/text/judges/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 12:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גִּלְעָ֛ד אֶֽת־ <b> מַעְבְּר֥וֹת </b> הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> captured <span class="itali">the fords</span> of the Jordan<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> took <span class="itali">the passages</span> of Jordan<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> captured the Gileadites <span class="itali">the fords</span> of the Jordan Ephraim<p><b><a href="/text/judges/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 12:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ אֶל־ <b> מַעְבְּר֣וֹת </b> הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַיִּפֹּ֞ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him and slew <span class="itali">him at the fords</span> of the Jordan.<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, and slew <span class="itali">him at the passages</span> of Jordan:<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and slew at <span class="itali">the passages</span> of Jordan fell<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/13-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 13:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶֽל־ <b> מַעֲבַ֖ר </b> מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> went <span class="itali">out to the pass</span> of Michmash.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> went out <span class="itali">to the passage</span> of Michmash.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/13-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the Philistines to <span class="itali">the pass</span> of Michmash<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/14-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 14:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּבֵ֣ין <b> הַֽמַּעְבְּר֗וֹת </b> אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּקֵּ֤שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Between <span class="itali">the passes</span> by which Jonathan<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And between the passages,</span> by which Jonathan<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Between <span class="itali">the passes</span> which sought<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 10:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> עָֽבְרוּ֙ <b> מַעְבָּרָ֔ה </b> גֶּ֖בַע מָל֣וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They have gone through <span class="itali">the pass,</span> [saying], Geba<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> They are gone over <span class="itali">the passage:</span> they have taken up their lodging<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have gone <span class="itali">the pass</span> Geba will be our lodging<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 16:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּנ֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב <b> מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת </b> לְאַרְנֽוֹן׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Moab <span class="itali">will be at the fords</span> of the Arnon.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Moab <span class="itali">shall be at the fords</span> of Arnon.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/16-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the daughters of Moab <span class="itali">the fords</span> of the Arnon<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהָיָ֗ה כֹּ֤ל <b> מַֽעֲבַר֙ </b> מַטֵּ֣ה מֽוּסָדָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And every <span class="itali">blow</span> of the rod<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> staff <span class="itali">shall pass,</span> which the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become and every <span class="itali">blow</span> of the rod of punishment<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹת </b> נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ וְאֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The fords</span> also have been seized,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And that the passages</span> are stopped,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the fords</span> have been seized the marshes<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4569.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4569.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4569<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammaberot_4569.htm">ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/maavar_4569.htm">ma·‘ă·ḇar — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mabarah_4569.htm">ma‘·bā·rāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mabarot_4569.htm">ma‘·bā·rōṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/maberot_4569.htm">ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammabarot_4569.htm">wə·ham·ma‘·bā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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